March and rally against violence set for Saturday in Pomona

POMONA -- Religious leaders, residents and those impacted by recent violence in the city will gather for a march and rally on Saturday.

The Stop the Violence March and Rally will begin at 2 p.m. at the Victory Outreach church, 686 S. Garey Ave. The group will march to Ninth Street and Hamilton Avenue, where Kelly Jacinto-Burian, a 24-year-old Los Angeles man, was gunned down March 7 as he walked with his young son and other family members. The march will end at City Hall, 505 S. Garey Ave.

A rally will then take place at Civic Center Plaza, which will include live music, special speakers and activities for children.

Jacinto-Burian's killing started a wave of violence in the city that has seen eight other people slayed since.

Victory Outreach pastor Christopher Cotinola and his wife, Reynette, as well as church member Robert Moreno organized the rally. Moreno has put together similar events in the San Gabriel Valley.

The Cotinolas also were impacted by the recent violence in Pomona. Their only son, Chris Cotinola, 20, was shot and killed March 11 outside his Pomona apartment.